Referring
“Referring” 是 refer 的现在分词/动名词,核心用法包括:提到某人某事(refer to)、把客户/病人转介给专家(refer to a specialist)、查阅资料(refer to page 10)。名词短语 with reference to 在商务邮件中很常见。
- “He was referring to last year’s budget, not this one.” (他指的是去年的预算,不是今年的。)
- “The doctor is referring her to a cardiologist.” (医生正把她转诊给心脏科医生。)
- “When in doubt, try referring to the style guide.” (有疑问时,去查阅风格指南试试。)
来自拉丁语 referre(带回、转交),re-(回)+ ferre(携带)。
“referring” = “refer” + “-ing”;名词形式为 reference。
学术写作要求准确 referring 到来源;医疗与法律语境中“转介”是专业术语。
- 固定搭配: “referring to” (指的是/关于), “self-referring” (自我指涉), “patient referring” (病人转诊——语境依赖)。
re-(回)+ fer(带)→ 把话题或病人“带回/转给”另一处。
“In the email, she wrote, ‘Referring to your message of May 3, we agree to extend the deadline.’” (她在邮件中写道:“关于您 5 月 3 日的来信,我们同意延长截止日期。”)